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My name is Joe Carpenter. I live in Chugiak Alaska, a short ride from Anchorage, Alaska. My wife, Leslie and I are spearheading a fund to help our very wonderful close friends, Louie and Kimmie Shaw of Chugiak also. Louie is enroute by air medivac today from Anchorage to Califorina to be entered into Cedars Sinai Hospital heart recipient program. Yes were talking heart transplant. Louie has been managed for some 18 plus years by Cardiologist at Alaska Heart Institute for heart failure following a viral infection that affected his heart many years ago. Treatment had been very sucessfull in these years gone by. Louie has lived life to its fullest pursuing all the passions of family, friends, hunting ,fishing and work on the North Slope oil fields with vigor. In the last six months his heart started changing, but not for the better. Simple tasks became laborsome with shortness of breath, fatigue and a host of related heart failure symptoms. He did not return to work in May as he felt unable to do his job there. His Cardiology team confirmed his heart was failing substantially. The Doctors at Heart Institute began the proccess to enroll him for heart reciepent program at Cedars Sinai. Saturday June 30th, Louie is on his way by air medivac to that hospital to enter thier program.
We know that this is the best path for his survival in this downward turn of events in his heart failure. Cedars is the one of the premier facilities in the nation for this procedure. Louie is going there to wait for the gift of life. He has a great health insurance program that will meet most of his medical financial needs. Kimmie, his wife will need to remain in Los Angles for weeks to come. In recovery, Louie will need to reside there for possibly months. Financal obligations here at home in Alaska will not cease to be. THE PURPOSE OF THIS FUNDING PROJECT ARE ; 1. Partner with Louie and Kimmie to meet thier home away expenses in Los Angles. 2. Sustain all their financal obligations here at home in Alaska. 3. Assist with family members travel to them at needed times.
This is a mouthful if you think about it. We want you to JOIN US to come alongside these two wonderful people and bolster their oncoming need. Louie and Kimmie have agreed to this project and express to you in advance a HEART felt Thank You for your considerations. Louie has said to me many times in the last weeks, that God has always been there to meet thier needs in life and Louie is certian God will be there for them now. Louie has always lived a lifesyle to be there for others. He has often helped me with many things. There are many of you out there who can say the same. Myself, Willy Pomeroy from Chugiak & Scott Veitmier from Wasilla will co manage this fund at Credit Union 1/ Eagle River. The account name " HEART 2HEART/ LOUIE SHAW".. will hold from donations and inturn be ditrbuted to meet Louie & Kims' needs. You may also Depost directly at this branch or any CU1 for this need if you would rather.
Your gracious consideration is requested! A LIFE OF GIVING IS ONE WORTH LIVING!
ALL WHO KNOW THIS MAN, KNOW HE IS MORE THAN WORTHY OF OUR HELP NOW, PLEASE DONATE.
OUR INITIAL GOAL IS $75,000..... THANK YOU IN ADVANCE
JOE & LESLIE CARPENTER (we will udate this site with Louies status regularly)
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